Johnson Dam

Johnson Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Johnson Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Johnson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.36668, -82.45998. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Dam

• Fort Gordon · fort · Aiken · ~38 km · Must-see
• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~44 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~50 km · Must-see
• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · McCormick · ~56 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Aiken · ~58 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~58 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of North Augusta · church · Aiken · ~60 km · Must-see
• Meriwether Monument · fort · Aiken · ~60 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~67 km · Must-see
• City Cemetery · sanctuary · Aiken · ~67 km · Must-see
• Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Beech Island Baptist Church · church · Aiken · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dearing Number Six Lake Dam · lake · McDuffie · ~5 km
• Arringtons Pond · lake · McCormick · ~6 km
• Usry Pond · lake · McCormick · ~7 km
• Boneville Pond Dam · lake · McDuffie · ~9 km
• Newsome Millpond Dam · lake · Warren · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Johnson Dam

• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Brown · lake · Barnwell · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood State Park · lake · Greenwood · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood · lake · Laurens · ~134 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~143 km · Must-see

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